“This year’s report provides the fullest picture yet of the impact of the Great Recession on the arts—before, during, and after. Like many sectors of the economy, the arts recovered slowly and unevenly from the recession due to industry contraction and consolidation, the impact of technology, slow rebounds in philanthropy, and tepid consumer spending. While some indicators may be up during a recession, we see that a majority of them we were in decline. The arts were a little slower to fully bounce back than the economy at large.”
Category: issues
Here’s An Arts Program For Inner-City Students That Really Seems To Be Working
“Oblivious to the grim surroundings, young artists are hard at work inside the building, Suitland High School. Those artists are eager participants in a rigorous, four-year academic and arts program that has survived budget cuts, neighborhood violence and a constant shortage of art supplies.”
Turns Out Lincoln Center’s President Did Not, In Fact, Resign To Go Back To Producing Theater
“The surprising departure of Jed Bernstein last month after just 27 months as president of Lincoln Center was prompted not by a change in career plans, as announced, but by the discovery that he” – well, he did one of those things chief executives tend to lose their jobs for doing.
Can A Studio Claim Copyright Over The Entire Klingon Language?
Paramount has sued the makers of a crowdfunded Star Trek fanfic film titled Axanar, with the studio claiming intellectual property rights over (among other things) the entire Klingon language, which was created by linguist Marc Okrand for the Star Trek film series but has since caught on with tens of thousands of enthusiasts.
Banff Centre Lays Off 8% Of Its Staff
“The Banff Centre is immediately eliminating 33 positions as part of an organization-wide restructuring. … In June 2015, the centre put on hold an ambitious $900 million expansion after former president and CEO Jeff Melanson suddenly left the organisation.”
Report Debunks Some of The “Benefits” We Claim For The Arts
Although the report doesn’t pull its punches in exposing how few of the assumptions we make about the wider benefits of the arts are backed up by empirical evidence or the way policymakers have attempted to place a “cash value” on culture, it is far from being negative or cynical.
Buck A National Trend, Boston Arts Audiences Are Getting Younger, More Engaged. Why?
“At a time when orchestra audiences nationwide are growing smaller and grayer, nearly 30 percent of BSO concertgoers this season have been under the age of 40. And while ticket sales at nonprofit and regional theaters across the country have been falling for a decade, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and the Huntington Theatre Company have posted record single-ticket and subscription sales the past two seasons.”
Hollywood Has The So White Issue, But Also The So Hetero Issue
“Last year saw a resurgence of outright offensive images of LGBT people; more films relied on gay panic and defamatory stereotypes for giggles.”
Will The British Film & TV Awards Diversify Faster Than The Oscars?
“While diversity is not the driving motivation for BAFTA’s review of members, its review will nevertheless factor into the organization’s efforts to become a more diverse body.”
Adrian Ellis: A Recipe For Vibrant Cultures In The Big City?
“Traditional audiences accessing traditional forms of culture in traditional ways are under threat throughout Europe and North America. Increasingly, people are enthused by experiencing the arts in new spaces and contexts, particularly ones where they can socialise, hang out and come and go according to their own timetable.”